Job Title: Care Assistant
Location: Various sites across Brighton & Hove
Contract: Zero Hours
Shifts: Monday to Sunday (Early Shift, Day Shift, Late Shift, Long Day, Waking Nights, Sleep-In Nights)
About the Role
A good Care Assistant is a compassionate, supportive and well-rounded individual. Maintaining reliability and organisation is also vital. These traits are imperative to provide the necessary support and comfort to recovering, disabled or frail clients.
We are looking for competent care assistants to support physically and/or mentally challenged service users in their everyday lives, enabling their independence as far as is possible. The support required takes into account the varying needs of people including those recovering from an operation or illness, with mild to severe learning disabilities, mental health difficulties, sensory impairments, dysphagia, epilepsy, and the beginnings of age-related conditions, particularly dementia.
The fulfilment and satisfaction that comes with helping others surpasses the challenges of this job. If you are a compassionate, positive person who isn't afraid to work hard, then this is a job for you. We expect you to be polite and a good communicator. Experience in housekeeping tasks and caring for the elderly or sick will make you a strong candidate.
Your Responsibilities
- Follow care plans, routines, guidelines, risk assessments, and Behaviour Management Plans
- Assist with personal hygiene, bathing, and dressing
- Administer medication as required (training provided)
- Support mobility: moving and handling, hoisting
- Assist with physical therapy exercises
- Prepare appropriate meals and assist with feeding where required
- Provide social interaction and emotional support
- Carry out household chores: tidying, cleaning, washing, ironing, and shopping
- Complete paperwork: handover notes and reporting unusual events to supervisors or physicians
- Act quickly and responsibly in emergencies
Requirements & Skills
- Proven experience as a Care Assistant or similar role
- Committed to health and safety
- Able to do housework and cook
- Well-organised and reliable
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Positive and compassionate attitude
- Strong ethics and physical stamina
What We Offer
- Training and annual refresher training provided and paid for by Guidant Global
- Flexible shifts across multiple locations
- A rewarding role where you make a real difference every day
Access to transport is essential to travel between sites across Brighton & Hove.
If you're ready to join a team that values care and compassion, apply today and start making a difference!
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
